Andrew Joseph White Explained

Occupation:Writer
Notable Works:Hell Followed with Us

Andrew Joseph White is an American young adult fiction author.[1] [2] [3] He is best known for New York Times bestselling dystopian young adult novel Hell Followed with Us (2022).[4]

Personal life and education

He went to Handley High School in Winchester, Virginia, graduating in 2016. While in high school, he participated in the nonprofit Project Write program. White graduated from George Mason University in 2022 with an MFA in Creative Writing.

White began writing stories about queer people when he was 12 years old.[5] He is married to speculative fiction author Alice Scott.[6]

Career

White's books center LGBT characters and themes.[7] PASTE magazine described his writing as "filled with difficult truths, righteous fury, and complex queer characters".[8] His desire to write about LGBT characters was inspired by the many anti-transgender laws begin passed in state legislatures.[9] White's work has been recommended by many other LGBT authors, including T.J. Klune.[10] In a 2022 interview, he said that many transgender people feel drawn to the horror genre because of "themes like social transgression, vulnerability, and alienation".[11]

White was a major contributor to the #LGBTWIP writing movement on Twitter between 2018-2020.[12] He also participated in the #TransBooks365 Twitter campaign in 2021.[13]

Hell Followed with Us (2022)

White's debut young adult novel, Hell Followed with Us (2022), was published to positive reviews.[14] It was a finalist for the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2023 Morris Award.[15] Before its publication, it was featured by Lambda Literacy as one of June 2022's most highly anticipated LGBTQIA+ young adult novels.[16] Hell Followed With Us was ranked #10 on the New York Times Young Adult Bestseller list in August 2022, and was included in The Year-To-Date 2023 Indie Bestsellers List by the American Booksellers Association.[17] Paste Magazine listed it as one of the Best YA Books of 2022.[18] White cited videogames Far Cry 5 and Dead Space as inspiration for the book, as well as Alexander Gordon Smith’s Escape from Furnace series. Author V. E. Tirado commissioned a custom chest binder based on the novel, gaining significant attention.[19] Trustbridge Entertainment acquired the film rights to Hell Followed with Us in 2024. The project is stated to be an anime inspired film, and is being produced in part by Lilly Wachowski of the Matrix franchise.[20]

The Spirit Bares its Teeth (2023)

White's sophomore novel The Spirit Bares its Teeth was published on September 5, 2023.[21] [22] It was listed as one of The Observers Best New Books of 2023, with the newspaper noting, "White brilliantly spins a novel that deftly explores gender roles and queerness in a strict, laced-up society."[23] Paste Magazine also listed it as one of their Best YA Books of 2023,[24] marking the second time one of White's novels would make the list. The Southern Bookseller Review described The Spirit Bares Its Teeth as a necessary addition to LGBTQ and horror literature.[25] It was featured as a 2024 Stonewall Book Award Honoree.[26]

Later releases

White signed a deal with publisher Daphne Press for Hell Followed with Us, The Spirit Bares its Teeth, and a third novel, Compound Fracture, to be released in the UK.[27] Compound Fracture is a YA thriller set in West Virginia, and was published in September 2024. White's adult debut, You Weren’t Meant to be Human, is scheduled for publication in 2025.[28]

Personal life

White is a bisexual[29] transgender man.[30] He says he had his first "gender crisis" at age 16, but didn't come to terms with his trans identity until several years later.[31] He is autistic.[32]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: YA author writes bestseller while completing graduate program at Mason . 2024-01-08 . George Mason University . en.
  2. Web site: Stewart . C. K. . Spring 2022 Flying Starts: Andrew Joseph White . 2024-01-25 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
  3. Web site: Kirichanskaya . Michele . 2023-09-27 . Interview with Andrew Joseph White . 2024-01-08 . Geeks OUT . en-US.
  4. News: 2022-08-28 . Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books . 2024-01-08 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: White . Andrew Joseph . 2022-06-07 . "You Mean Not Everybody Feels Like This?": Self-Discovery Through Writing, a guest post by Andrew Joseph White . 2024-03-12 . Teen Librarian Toolbox . en-US.
  6. Web site: White . Andrew Joseph . Andrew Joseph White . 2024-09-25 . Andrew Joseph White . en-US.
  7. Web site: Jones . Iyana . Pride 2022: Interviews with Authors on Their LGBTQ+ YA Novels . 2024-03-12 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
  8. Web site: Milas . Lacy Baugher . 2024-02-28 . Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Andrew Joseph White's Queer Appalachian Thriller Compound Fracture . 2024-03-12 . Paste Magazine . en-US.
  9. Web site: Merod . Anna . 2021-06-26 . Project Write alum set to publish 1st novel next summer . 2024-03-12 . The Winchester Star . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-08-02 . Q&A: TJ Klune, Author of 'Heat Wave' . 2024-03-12 . The Nerd Daily . en-AU.
  11. Web site: 2022-05-11 . An Indies Introduce Q&A With Andrew Joseph White . 2024-03-12 . the American Booksellers Association.
  12. Web site: Stewart . C. K. . Spring 2022 Flying Starts: Andrew Joseph White . 2024-03-12 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
  13. Web site: Shotwell . Alyssa . 2021-08-31 . Books by Trans Authors Being Shared for the Best Reason . 2024-03-12 . The Mary Sue . en.
  14. Book: HELL FOLLOWED WITH US Kirkus Reviews . en.
  15. Web site: CALCAZAR . 2023-12-13 . 2023 Morris Award . 2024-03-12 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  16. Web site: Team . Edit . 2022-06-02 . June's Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature . 2024-01-08 . Lambda Literary Review . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2023-11-21 . The Year-To-Date 2023 Indie Bestsellers List . 2024-01-25 . the American Booksellers Association.
  18. Web site: The Best YA Books of 2022 . 2024-01-25 . Paste Magazine . en-US.
  19. Web site: Marks-Joseph . Andrea . 2023-04-19 . In Trying Times, Shapeshifters Makes Gender Euphoria Possible . 2024-03-12 . INTO . en-US.
  20. Web site: Amidi . Amid . 2024-09-13 . Lilly Wachowski And Powerhouse Animation Developing 'Hell Followed With Us' Into Animated Feature . 2024-09-13 . Cartoon Brew . en-US.
  21. Book: THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH Kirkus Reviews . en.
  22. Web site: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth . 2024-03-12 . USA TODAY . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2023-12-21 . Observer's Roundup of the Best New Books of 2023 . 2024-01-25 . Observer . en-US.
  24. Web site: The Best YA Books of 2023 . 2024-01-25 . Paste Magazine . en-US.
  25. Web site: Review . The Southern Bookseller . 2023-08-31 . Square Books loves The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White . 2024-01-08 . The Southern Bookseller Review . en-US.
  26. Web site: Post . The Publishing . 2024-02-28 . The 2024 Stonewall Book Awards . 2024-03-12 . The Publishing Post . en.
  27. Web site: Daphne Press signs three books from 'phenomenal' White . 2024-01-08 . The Bookseller . En.
  28. Web site: Faccibene . Alex . 2023-03-31 . 6 More Trans and Nonbinary Writers to Check Out This Trans Day of Visibility . 2024-03-12 . Geek Girl Authority . en-US.
  29. White . Andrew Joseph . AJWhiteAuthor . 1834200876811964676 . 12 September 2024 . oh, there are a lot more of you now Hi! I'm Andrew Joseph White: author of HELL FOLLOWED WITH US, bi + autistic trans guy, and bestselling horror author three times over. I really, really like monsters I know we were busy yesterday, but COMPOUND FRACTURE hit the lists!! . 16 September 2024 .
  30. Web site: Baska . Maggie . 2022-01-21 . 6 LGBT+ authors on the profound, moving books that changed their lives . 2024-03-12 . PinkNews . en-US.
  31. Web site: Scheier . Liz . Let the Right Ones In: LGBTQ Voices in Publishing . 2024-03-12 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
  32. Web site: About . Andrew Joseph White . 16 September 2024 . Andrew Joseph White is a trans, autistic, best-selling author from Virginia, where he grew up falling in love with monsters and wishing he could be one too..
  33. Web site: Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White: 9780593558799 PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books . 2024-01-05 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US.
  34. Web site: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White: 9780593749104 PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books . 2024-01-05 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US.
  35. Web site: Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White: 9781682636121 . 19 September 2024 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US.

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